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Apple Pay’s Half Million Users?
May 08, 2015

The tech press and mainstream media have simply run out of adjectives to describe Apple’s success. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

itBit Banks $25M And Secures New York Banking License
May 08, 2015

News for the bitcoin community got a little brighter Thursday (May 7) when itBit, the bitcoin exchange, announced it was granted an official business license from New York State’s Department of Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

How Mobile Gives Grocery’s Bricks More Clicks
May 07, 2015

When it comes to studying how consumers use mobile to shop, the grocery market is a particularly interesting case study. So much of the space is being disrupted by the growing number of online marketplaces offering online grocery delivery — which keeps many consumers out of...

FinTech’s Billion Dollar Investment Week (And How To Disrupt A Toothbrush)
May 06, 2015

Though perhaps a bit overstated, the sharing and subscription economy is changing the face of the way consumers interact with the marketplace of goods and services. Yesterday, Google Ventures managing partner Bill Maris proclaimed that Uber was not only the fastest growing company his team had...

Regularized Income? There’s An App For That
May 05, 2015

Income inequality gets a lot of press time. At this point in history, the majority of Americans are well aware that the gulf between the nation’s highest earners – 1 percenters, as they are colloquially known – and the nation’s bottom earners has been well...

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Crowdfunding Comes To Restaurants
May 04, 2015

The way to consumers’ hearts is through their stomachs – likely because unlike almost any other good or service, food is a non-negotiable purchase for 100 percent of human beings. Individuals have different preferences for what they eat that can vary widely – from vegans...

ShopSavvy And Discounts 2.0
May 04, 2015

Every consumer has faced it. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Is MCX’s Loss Apple’s Gain?
May 01, 2015

There are two things that can be taken as certainly true coming out of the final days of April 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Unacast And Becoming A Backend For Beacons
April 29, 2015

Beacons are about to be the next big thing – if the Internet is to be believed. Google “beacons are coming” and there are 11 articles from separate sources that use that phrase. Whose beacons? Which type? Using what tech? What use can merchants best...